of the year
idiom
—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year
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Van Lith was voted Big 12 player of the year and newcomer of the year and led the Horned Frogs to the program’s first Big 12 regular season and conference tournament championships.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
As the 2025 Wade Trophy winner, Bueckers has won every major national player of the year award.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The leonine Huston men, however, remained mostly absent from her early life—Huston’s grandfather had died shortly before her birth, while her father spent large periods of the year traveling and working on films from The Barbarian and the Geisha to The Misfits.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Charlotte had more than a few rough stretches, compiling a double-digit game losing streak and lost all of its four matchups to the Washington Wizards — the team that had the NBA’s worst record for most of the year.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
As the 2025 Wade Trophy winner, Bueckers has won every major national player of the year award.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The leonine Huston men, however, remained mostly absent from her early life—Huston’s grandfather had died shortly before her birth, while her father spent large periods of the year traveling and working on films from The Barbarian and the Geisha to The Misfits.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Charlotte had more than a few rough stretches, compiling a double-digit game losing streak and lost all of its four matchups to the Washington Wizards — the team that had the NBA’s worst record for most of the year.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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